This table shows the estimated funding that could be needed
for contingency initiative projects in States that have the initiative
process but whose legislatures are reluctant to endorse the Amendment.
The initiatives would attempt to get the
planned U.S. Citizens' Initiatives Amendment adopted-in-principle by any
reluctant
States and to assure their support for calling an Article V Convention.
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CONTINGENCY INITIATIVE COST ESTIMATES |
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STATES WITH DIRECT INITIATIVES |
INDIRECT INITIATIVES |
CONTINGENCY
INITIATIVE COSTS |
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STATE |
STATUTE |
CONSTITUTIONAL |
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Alaska |
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X |
2,700,000 |
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Arizona |
X |
X |
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6,500,000 |
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Arkansas |
X |
X |
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4,300,000 |
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California |
X |
X |
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29,700,000 |
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Colorado |
X |
X |
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5,700,000 |
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Florida |
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X |
|
15,400,000 |
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Idaho |
X |
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3,300,000 |
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Illinois |
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X |
|
12,000,000 |
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Maine |
|
|
X |
3,200,000 |
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Massachusetts |
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|
X |
7,200,000 |
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Michigan |
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X |
X |
10,000,000 |
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Mississippi |
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X |
4,400,000 |
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Missouri |
X |
X |
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6,600,000 |
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Montana |
X |
X |
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2,900,000 |
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Nebraska |
X |
X |
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3,600,000 |
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Nevada |
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X |
X |
3,900,000 |
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North Dakota |
X |
X |
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2,700,000 |
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Ohio |
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X |
X |
11,100,000 |
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Oklahoma |
X |
X |
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4,900,000 |
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Oregon |
X |
X |
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5,000,000 |
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South Dakota |
X |
X |
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2,800,000 |
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Utah |
X |
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X |
4,000,000 |
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Washington |
X |
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X |
7,000,000 |
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Wyoming |
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X |
2,600,000 |
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24 |
14 |
+5 |
+5 |
161,500,000 |
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Sources of Data: |
|
Schevitz, Jan A., The Fourth
Branch of Government. May 2000 |
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Kearsley, Steve, San Francisco Chronicle. May 18-20, 1998 |
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Initiatives & Referendum Institute |
Note: The estimates are based on the largest and smallest costs
referenced in the sources, and are linearly interpolated on the basis of States'
populations. |
